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North Korea Claims 5 Million New Soldiers Enlisted Ahead Of “Imminent Provocation”
North Korea Claims 5 Million New Soldiers Enlisted Ahead Of “Imminent Provocation” In what is probably a “slightly” exaggerated figure, North Korea claimed on Thursday that some 4.7 million students and workers have volunteered to join or re-enlist in the North Korean army since Kim Jong Un called Donald Trump a “dotard” and vowed to […]
Trump on the Warpath
Trump on the Warpath The US suffers from an arrogance of military power disconnected from today’s geopolitical realities. The US is on this path again, heading for a collision with a nuclear-armed adversary, and it will remain on it unless other countries, other American leaders, and public opinion block the way. NEW YORK – Fifteen […]
Oil Analysts Baffled As Venezuela Ditches Petrodollar
Oil Analysts Baffled As Venezuela Ditches Petrodollar At the end of August, the U.S. stepped up sanctions on Venezuela, prohibiting dealings in new debt or equity issued by state oil firm Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) or the government. A couple of weeks later Venezuela responded to what it called an “economic blockade” by suspending […]
Ron Paul Fears False Flag Looms, Urges Americans To Resist Deep State Push For War On North Korea
Ron Paul Fears False Flag Looms, Urges Americans To Resist Deep State Push For War On North Korea We are seeing now in regard to North Korea a replay of the type of campaign the deep state and the media used in 2001 through 2003 to stir up the American people to support the invasion […]
In Stunning Reversal, DHS Says Russians Were Not Behind Attempted Wisconsin Vote Hacking
In Stunning Reversal, DHS Says Russians Were Not Behind Attempted Wisconsin Vote Hacking Just in time for the weekend, the Associated Press reported on Friday that the Department of Homeland Security had notified 21 states earlier that day that their election systems had been targeted by malicious cyber actors. The states and DHS quickly jumped […]
How an economic theory helped mire the United States in Vietnam
How an economic theory helped mire the United States in Vietnam Rostow, front right, visited Vietnam in 1961. AP Photo/Fred Waters Questions of how the U.S. got mired in the Vietnam War and whether it was ultimately winnable have fascinated historians for half a century – most recently in Ken Burns’ new 18-hour documentary. A […]
North Korea is the Most Predictable Regime on Earth. The Real Threat is the Erratic U.S. Government.
Photo: Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images NORTH KOREA IS THE MOST PREDICTABLE REGIME ON EARTH. THE REAL THREAT IS THE ERRATIC U.S. GOVERNMENT. THE NUCLEAR SHOUTING between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un often seems like a maddening version of whack-a-crazy-mole, in which an unhinged comment by one of them is hastily followed by […]
The Rise of the New McCarthyism
The Rise of the New McCarthyism Special Report: As the New McCarthyism takes hold in America, the neocon Washington Post makes Russia the villain in virtually every bad thing that happens, with U.S. dissidents treated as “fellow-travelers,” writes Robert Parry. Make no mistake about it: the United States has entered an era of a New […]
Bill Blain: “Oil Could Change Everything”
Bill Blain: “Oil Could Change Everything” Blain’s Morning Porridge: A Short Distraction In The Oil Market Did I detect a distinct change in the market wind yesterday? There is a new freshening blow out the East. It feels like the world is changing: a slide in tech stocks and a wobble in sentiment, stronger oil […]
North Korea Boosts Coastal Defenses Following “Declaration Of War” Speech
North Korea Boosts Coastal Defenses Following “Declaration Of War” Speech North Korea appears to be following through with its threat to shoot down US fighter jets and bombers that travel near its airspace, as US jets and bombers did on Saturday, according to a Yonhap report – the latest sign that North Korea intends to […]
Washington Has Initiated Military Conflict With Russia
Washington Has Initiated Military Conflict With Russia Russia has provided evidence that Washington is collaborating with ISIS in attacks on Russian forces. http://russia-insider.com/en/politics/breaking-russia-presents-satellite-proof-us-troops-collaborating-isis-syria/ri21030 In one Washington-directed attack, ISIS tried to capture 29 Russian military policemen. However, Russian special forces entered the fray, and the result was spectular losses for ISIS. http://russia-insider.com/en/military/us-secret-services-tried-nab-29-russian-troops-syria-and-got-their-butts-kicked-russian In another attack […]
If Economists Are So Smart, Why Are They Always Wrong?
If Economists Are So Smart, Why Are They Always Wrong? When I took Econ 101 and 102 as a young college student back in antediluvian times the textbook we were assigned was Paul Samuelson’s Economics: An Introductory Analysis. This book is the all-time best selling economics textbook and is still around today (19th ed.). I had the 1961 […]
North Korea Says “Trump Declared War”, Threatens To Shoot Down US Jets
North Korea Says “Trump Declared War”, Threatens To Shoot Down US Jets Having raged at President Trump’s “suicide mission” on Saturday, North Korea’s foreign minister Ri Yong Ho called for an impromptu press conference this morning following President Trump’s extended travel ban, in which the diplomat said that Trump’s recent tweet that DPRK’s leadership would […]
A Failing Empire: Russia and China’s Military Strategy to Contain the US
A Failing Empire: Russia and China’s Military Strategy to Contain the US Looking at the global political landscape over the last month, two trends are becoming more apparent. The infamous military and economic power at America’s disposal is declining, whereas in the multipolar field, an acceleration has occurred in the creation of a series of […]
The solar panel imports case and the future of self-sufficiency
The solar panel imports case and the future of self-sufficiency Last week the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled that the American solar panel industry had been harmed by cheap imports though it did not specifically find that the competition was unfair. The decision has stunned the solar industry which has relied on cheap panel […]
